11 Nov 2009 3:45 PM
As we settle in to the marathon Keeneland breeding stock sale, I will occasionally comment on hips that are of special interest to me. Here are a couple of Book Two mares that I'd love to add to my little herd. Who are you watching during the big sale?
18 Oct 2009 9:36 AM
Fasig-Tipton includes a useful tool to keep its November Selected catalog pages up to date. (Even if you're not impressed by that, take a look at the sample page I've cited -- think Sea the Stars' family and Rachel Alexandra's sire.)
05 Oct 2009 11:12 AM
For those of you who wait all year to enjoy the Keeneland breeding stock catalog, it's online now.
30 Sep 2009 4:00 PM
A few post-sale statistics now that the Keeneland September yearling auction has concluded.
15 Sep 2009 9:37 AM
... buy, buy again! Or, that's what Keeneland is hoping you'll do, at least. The Thoroughbred sales company has opened up RNAs from its premier yearling sale to an electronic re-bid program.
01 Sep 2009 2:47 PM
Only six stallions have at least eight sons represented by hips at Keeneland's yearling sale later this month. We look at the sale's count by sire-of-sire as well as by larger sire lines.
19 Aug 2009 2:46 PM
An offering at the upcoming Keeneland yearling sale is inbred to the dam of A.P. Indy, which inspires a quick look at the Rasmussen Factor pattern of Thoroughbred inbreeding.
11 Aug 2009 10:40 AM
Bernardini's big numbers might steal the headlines, but rare appearances by sires from Germany and Australia are worth a second look.
19 Mar 2009 9:52 AM
This is a sales catalog made for Thoroughbred pedigree fans.
16 Feb 2009 10:40 AM
Juvenile sales are an upsetting time when the focus is on pushing immature foals to a blisteringly fast one-furlong work.
11 Feb 2009 7:30 PM
I'm starting out my rant-and-rave session (and my second year of writing The Five-Cross Files) by censuring Thoroughbred industry participants for refusing to embrace the types of technology that could revamp our sport.
14 Jan 2009 5:25 PM
Barren mares are usually second-class offerings at Thoroughbred bloodstock sales. Add to that the current economic downturn, and these mares are a tough sell. Here's why I believe they might be the best value you can find, though.
09 Jan 2009 2:55 PM
Readers share their experiences -- positive and negative -- with stallion season auctions.
07 Jan 2009 1:40 PM
One of offerings at the Keeneland January Thoroughbred breeding stock sale is a mare that has long been on my own personal "watch" list.
13 Nov 2008 9:45 PM
Grade III-placed winner of over $200,000, in foal to a nice $15,000 sire. A proven producer... by a solid sire... out of a successful black type family. The type of mare many breeders aspire to add to their broodmare herd. Only 10 years old, and a real looker, to boot. Her low bid price did not reflect her true value.
